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Legionella Fluorescent Antigen Test

Alabama rates for HCPCS 87278

A laboratory test that looks for Legionella pneumophila, the bacterium behind Legionnaires' disease, in a sample taken from the lungs or airway. The sample is treated with antibodies carrying a fluorescent tag and examined under a special microscope, so the bacteria glow if they are present. It is used when a severe pneumonia may be caused by this organism.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Legionella Fluorescent Antigen Test cost?

$13.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.18 from a physician practice, and about $14.79 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$13.18$10.47 to $17.78
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.79$11.75 to $17.78

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $10 to $23Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $18
$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0Kfacility $15professional $13

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$17.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$15.85
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$11.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$16.60

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in North Dakota than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alabama $13.18 · 39th of 51
ND $26.30FL $11.22

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.